Richard Morecroft was born on 20 January 1956 and is an English-born Australian radio announcer, TV newsreader and presenter, and conservationist.
14 Facts About Richard Morecroft
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Richard Morecroft presented the Adelaide News bulletin, before becoming the long-running host of the nightly bulletin of ABC News NSW from 1983 until 2002.
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Richard Morecroft studied English and Drama at the University of Adelaide with thoughts of becoming an actor or teacher.
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Richard Morecroft became involved in the university radio station and auditioned for the ABC before completing his degree.
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Richard Morecroft was hired as a radio announcer and later transferred to work in television, hosting the 7pm Adelaide bulletin for a couple of years before being approached to replace James Dibble who had presented the bulletin since it began in 1956.
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Richard Morecroft moved to Sydney in 1982 and took over the 7pm Sydney bulletin in July 1983, as well as presenting Behind the News.
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Also during his time with the ABC, Richard Morecroft participated with the ABC's Natural History Unit in the production of Raising Archie, about a flying fox which he raised and used to keep under the news desk while at work.
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Richard Morecroft presented the 7pm Sydney news bulletin until 2002, and hosted election-night broadcasts and educational programs.
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Richard Morecroft became such a widely recognizable Australian newscaster that he appeared as himself in many Australian movies and television shows during and after his career.
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Richard Morecroft left the ABC in 2002, being replaced by Tony Eastley, and underwent a sea change, moving to a property near Jervis Bay with his partner, artist Alison Mackay.
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Richard Morecroft said he was not retiring, but wanted to work in a different way.
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Richard Morecroft was joined by crossword compiler David Astle and mathematician Lily Serna.
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Richard Morecroft is a governor of the Taronga Foundation and a director of the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales.
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Richard Morecroft is a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature and is a patron of WIRES.